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A static image with a bright pink background covered in green stars and repeated red text reading "UR A SHINING STAR THATS WAT UR" in a pixelated style.

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A static image with a bright pink background covered in green stars and repeated red text reading "UR A SHINING STAR THATS WAT UR" in a pixelated style.

A static image with a bright pink background covered in green stars and repeated red text reading "UR A SHINING STAR THATS WAT UR" in a pixelated style. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM bud…

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Mood

Color

Source terms

Animation

  • static

Animation Summary

  • No visible animation changes; image remains static with consistent text and star pattern.

Composition

  • dense
  • uniform
  • repeating text and stars
  • gray rectangle in bottom-right

Dense Caption

The image features a bright pink background filled with small green stars. Overlaid in red pixelated text is the repeated phrase "UR A SHINING STAR THATS WAT UR" arranged in rows. The text and stars form a dense, repeating pattern across the entire visible area. A solid gray rectangle occupies the bottom-right corner, partially obscuring the pattern. The visual style is retro digital with high-contrast colors and pixelated lettering.

Description

A static image with a bright pink background covered in green stars and repeated red text reading "UR A SHINING STAR THATS WAT UR" in a pixelated style.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • pink background green stars red text
  • UR A SHINING STAR THATS WAT UR
  • pixelated retro digital
  • gray rectangle bottom right
  • repeating pattern
  • high contrast colors
  • cheerful mood
  • nostalgic style

Preprocessing Notes

  • No animation detected; image appears static

Source Metadata Interpretation

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor

Visible Text

  • UR A SHINING STAR THATS WAT UR

Wordwall

  • bright pink background
  • green stars
  • red pixelated text
  • repeated phrase
  • UR A SHINING STAR THATS WAT UR
  • gray rectangle
  • retro digital style
  • high-contrast colors
  • dense repeating pattern
  • pixelated lettering

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Source & archive date

Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090214154229453416108
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:52 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.6 KB
Motion
Animated (8 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/b6/b63130f3541125b6fb931b94c81e935d7c5fa1747dad4638d9f773ab6ef8462a.gif
Media type
image/gif
Scanner metadata
v1
Animation inspected
July 12, 2026 at 15:52 UTC
Archive ID
b63130f3541125b6
SHA-256
b63130f3541125b6fb931b94c81e935d7c5fa1747dad4638d9f773ab6ef8462a
Content-safety assessments (3)
openaiomni-moderation-latestnarrow
Assessed
August 30, 2026 at 00:26 UTC
Run
15966
Input
image+text
Preprocessing
contact-sheet-4;static-256;animated-cell-256;gray192;nearest;png
Overall label
not-flagged
Overall score
0.000106

OpenAI category scores

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openaiomni-moderation-latestnarrow
Assessed
August 7, 2026 at 03:59 UTC
Run
1272
Input
image+text
Preprocessing
contact-sheet-4;static-256;animated-cell-256;gray192;nearest;png
Overall label
not-flagged
Overall score
0.000560

OpenAI category scores

CategoryScoreProvider flagviolence0.000560falseself-harm0.000523falseself-harm/intent0.000230falsesexual0.000023falseviolence/graphic0.000013falseself-harm/instructions0.000005falseharassment0.000000falseharassment/threatening0.000000falsehate0.000000falsehate/threatening0.000000falseillicit0.000000falseillicit/violent0.000000falsesexual/minors0.000000false
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Assessed
July 23, 2026 at 19:30 UTC
Run
1136
Input
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Preprocessing
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Overall label
sfw
Overall score
0.248783

OpenAI category scores

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Enrichment records (1)
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A static image with a bright pink background covered in green stars and repeated red text reading "UR A SHINING STAR THATS WAT UR" in a pixelated style.

Reviewed
August 18, 2026 at 22:56 UTC
Run
61
Version
v5
Elapsed
9,989 ms
Tokens
prompt 2,110, response 828

Review tags

  • gray (color, 0.80)
  • green (color, 0.80)
  • pink (color, 0.80)
  • red (color, 0.80)
  • cheerful (mood, 0.80)
  • nostalgic (mood, 0.80)
  • playful (mood, 0.80)
  • static (other, 0.80)
  • pixelated (style, 0.80)
  • repeating pattern (style, 0.80)
  • retro digital (style, 0.80)

Animation

  • static

Animation Summary

  • No visible animation changes; image remains static with consistent text and star pattern.

Colors

  • pink
  • green
  • red
  • gray

Composition

  • dense
  • uniform
  • repeating text and stars
  • gray rectangle in bottom-right

Dense Caption

The image features a bright pink background filled with small green stars. Overlaid in red pixelated text is the repeated phrase "UR A SHINING STAR THATS WAT UR" arranged in rows. The text and stars form a dense, repeating pattern across the entire visible area. A solid gray rectangle occupies the bottom-right corner, partially obscuring the pattern. The visual style is retro digital with high-contrast colors and pixelated lettering.

Description

A static image with a bright pink background covered in green stars and repeated red text reading "UR A SHINING STAR THATS WAT UR" in a pixelated style.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor

Mood

  • playful
  • nostalgic
  • cheerful

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • pink background green stars red text
  • UR A SHINING STAR THATS WAT UR
  • pixelated retro digital
  • gray rectangle bottom right
  • repeating pattern
  • high contrast colors
  • cheerful mood
  • nostalgic style

Preprocessing Notes

  • No animation detected; image appears static

Source Metadata Interpretation

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  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor

Style

  • pixelated
  • retro digital
  • repeating pattern

Visible Text

  • UR A SHINING STAR THATS WAT UR

Wordwall

  • bright pink background
  • green stars
  • red pixelated text
  • repeated phrase
  • UR A SHINING STAR THATS WAT UR
  • gray rectangle
  • retro digital style
  • high-contrast colors
  • dense repeating pattern
  • pixelated lettering
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Full source records (1)

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
20090214154229453416108
Archive entry
20090214154229453416108.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:52 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090214154229453416108.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090214154229453416108.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016